Dec 29, 2025
Written by David Mathiason, Raptor Banding Director During the spring of 2025, we deployed another 23 Motus tags on Sharp-shinned Hawks, as part of our research effort to understand the impact of capillaria on these birds. As of December 2025, 19 of those birds have...
Mar 28, 2025
Raptors face numerous man-made threats, including power/waste/transportation infrastructure, secondary poisoning, and habitat disruption. By exploring these threats, highlighting mitigation techniques, and providing information on treatment options for injured birds,...
Nov 9, 2024
Written by David Mathiason, Raptor Banding Director Last spring, members of the BBRR banding team attached CTT hybrid tag transmitters to 24 female Sharp-shinned Hawks during the migration season. We lost contact with these hawks as they crossed into Canada, likely...
Jan 2, 2023
Photo above, taken by Eliana Heiser, is a Sharp-shinned Hawk from the 2022 spring banding season. For the latest updates on the Sharp-shinned Hawk Study that BBRR banders have been participating in, go to our Sharp-shinned Hawk Study page. This page will provide you...
Jan 17, 2021
**As of 1/30/21 all registration spots for this course have been filled. If you would like to be on the waiting list for a possible cancellation, please email information@bbrr.org. We hope to offer the course again in the early summer. ** BBRR is excited to present...
Oct 7, 2020
Written by Daena Ford 2020 would mark year 32 of natal dispersal raptor banding for BBRR. This time of year is affectionately known amongst the BBRR crew as “August Red-tail Season” because it primarily takes place during the month of August, and the main raptor that... 
